April 16
1983 San Antonio shot 70.7% (53-75) FG, setting the NBA record for highest
field goal percentage in a game.
1983 George Gervin (SA) had 40 points, the 12th time a Mavs opponent had
40+ points and the 2nd of 3 times Gervin had 40+ points against
Dallas.
1983 Finished the 1982-83 season with a record of 38-44.
1999 Robert Pack suffered torn ligaments in his left shoulder during
the Phoenix game. He would miss the rest of the season due to the
injury.
2002 Raef LaFrentz received 4 stitches above his right eye during the
3rd quarter of the Utah game. He returned to action after getting
the stitches.
2003 Finished the 2002-03 season with a record of 60-22.
2006 Activated Jerry Stackhouse and placed Devin Harris on IL with a
sore left leg. Stackhouse had been on IL (no injury) 3 days (1
game). Harris was on IL for the last 2 games of the regular
season.
2008 Activated Jerry Stackhouse and placed Antoine Wright (no injury) on
IL. Stackhouse had been on IL for 17 days (8 games) with a
strained right groin. Wright was on IL for the last game of the
regular season.
2008 Jason Kidd had a triple-double with 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 10
assists. It was the 29th time a Mavs player had a triple-double
and the 14th of 21 times Kidd had a triple-double with Dallas.
It was Kidd's 100th career triple-double.
2008 With the win over New Orleans, Dallas locked up the #7 seed.
Dallas would face New Orleans (the #2 seed) in the first round of
the playoffs.
2008 Finished the 07-08 regular season with a record of 51-31.
2009 The NBA named Dirk Nowitzki and LeBron James (Cle) as Players of
the Month for April. Nowitzki averaged 30.3 points and 8.8
rebounds as Dallas went 6-2. James averaged 29.9 points, 6
rebounds, and 6.6 assists as Cleveland went 5-3.
2011 Placed Caron Butler (torn right patella tendon), Rodrigue Beaubois
(sprained left foot), and Dominique Jones (no injury) on IL.
Butler and Jones would remain on IL for the enitre playoffs.
Beaubois would be activated 12 days (6 games) later.
2012 Jason Kidd was named as the Southwest Divisional winner of the NBA
Sportsmanship Award. Each team nominated one player and a panel
of 5 former players (Greg Anthony, John Crotty, Antonio Davis,
Eddie Johnson, and Kenny Smith) selected the divisional winners.
Kidd would later be selected as the overall winner of the
Sportsmanship Award (as voted on by the players from the
divisional winners).
2012 Dirk Nowitzki had 40 points, the 67th time a Mavs player had 40+
points and the 25th of 26 times Nowitzki had 40+ points with
Dallas.
2012 Al Jefferson (Uta) had a 20-20 with 28 points and 26 rebounds. It
was the 43rd time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20. It was the 72nd
time a Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds.
2014 Dallas finished the 2013-14 season with a 49-33 record. With the
loss to Memphis (they were tied entering the game), Dallas
received the #8 seed in the West and will face San Antonio in the
first round of the 2014 Playoffs.
Games
Record: 10-9 (home: 6-5, road: 3-5, including 1 playoff home win)
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1982 L San Antonio 106-118 -12 Aguirre 24 Cooper 11 Gervin 35
Game #81, current record: 28-53, streak: lost 2; final record: 28-54
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1983 L San Antonio 120-132 -12 Aguirre 28 Cummings 13 Gervin 40
San Antonio shot 70.7% (53-75) FG, setting the NBA record for highest
field goal percentage in a game.
George Gervin had 40 points, the 12th time a Mavs opponent had 40+
points and the 2nd of 3 times Gervin had 40+ points against Dallas.
Game #82, current record: 38-44, streak: lost 2; final record: 38-44
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1989 L Houston(OT) 112-114 -2 Tarpley 28 Tarpley 14 Olajuwon 34
Game #79, current record: 35-44, streak: lost 1; final record: 38-44
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1993 W Denver 99-86 +13 Jackson 20 Rooks 14 Mutombo 21
Game #77, current record: 9-68, streak: won 1; final record: 11-71
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1994 L Sacramento 98-106 -8 Jackson 20 Jones 13 Tisdale 32
Game #78, current record: 11-67, streak: lost 1; final record: 13-69
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1995 L @LA Lakers 111-125 -14 Mashburn 26 Tarpley 18 Ceballos 33
Game #78, current record: 35-43, streak: lost 1; final record: 36-46
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1996 L LA Lakers 95-113 -18 Popeye 19 Popeye 11 Ceballos 23
Game #79, current record: 24-55, streak: lost 4; final record: 26-56
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1997 W @Minnesota 92-77 +15 Finley 19 Green 14 Garnett 16
Game #80, current record: 24-56, streak: won 1; final record: 24-58
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1998 L @Golden State 82-88 -6 Finley 20 Green 14 Jackson 25
Chris Anstey did not play due to a sprained left middle finger (the 3rd
of 4 games he would miss due to the injury).
Game #81, current record: 20-61, streak: lost 2; final record: 20-62
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1999 L @Phoenix 85-92 -7 Nowitzki 29 Nowitzki 8 Kidd 24
Robert Pack suffered torn ligaments in his left shoulder. He would
miss the rest of the season due to the injury.
Game #39, current record: 13-26, streak: lost 1; final record: 19-31
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2000 W Vancouver 114-106 +8 Finley 25 Strick 11 Harringt 27
Game #80, current record: 38-42, streak: won 2; final record: 40-42
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2001 W @Golden State 110-101 +9 Howard 30 Bradley 9 Jamison 31
Game #81, current record: 52-29, streak: won 3; final record: 53-29
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2002 W Utah 96-87 +9 Finley 35 LaFrentz 10 Malone 24
Raef LaFrentz received 4 stitches above his right eye during the 3rd
quarter. He returned to action after getting the stitches.
Game #81, current record: 57-24, streak: won 3; final record: 57-25
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2003 W @San Antonio 93-72 +21 Nowitzki 25 Nowitzki 10 SSmith 11
Game #82, current record: 60-22, streak: won 3; final record: 60-22
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2006 W Utah 111-95 +16 DNowitzki 22 EDampier 12 CBoozer 21
Marquis Daniels left the Utah game during the 2nd quarter with a
strained left hamstring. He missed the last game of the regular
season due to the injury.
With the loss, Utah was formally eliminated from playoff contention.
It was the 2nd time in team history that Dallas had 60 wins in a season.
Game #81, current record: 60-21; streak: won 1; final record: 60-22
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2008 W New Orleans 111-98 +13 JTerry 30 BBass 12 DWest 26
Jason Kidd had a triple-double with 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 10
assists. It was the 29th time a Mavs player had a triple-double
and the 14th of 21 times Kidd had a triple-double with Dallas.
It was Kidd's 100th career triple-double.
Game #82, current record: 51-31; streak: won 1; final record: 51-31
Playoffs Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2011 W Portland 89-81 +8 DNowitzki 28 DNowitzki 10 LAldridge 27
It was a close game throughout with neither team leading by more than
10 points.
Portland went on a 17-4 run spanning the 3rd and 4th quarters to take
a 68-63 lead with 8:30 left. Dallas then went on an 11-2 run,
including 9 points by Dirk Nowitzki, to take a 77-74 lead with 3:15
left. After a layup by Andre Miller (Por) pulled Portland within
78-80 with 1:50 left, Jason Terry hit 2 free throws and Jason Kidd
nailed a 3-pointer to give Dallas a 7 point lead with 25 seconds
left.
Dallas shot 25-29 FT and Portland shot 9-13 FT.
Nowitzki had 28 points on 7-20 FG and 13-13 FT and 10 rebounds,
including 18 of his points and all 13 free throws coming in the 4th
quarter. Kidd had 24 points on 9-14 FG and 6-10 3-pointers and 5
rebounds and Terry had 10 points (no other Mav was in double-digits).
LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 27 points including 12-20 FG and 6
rebounds, Miller (Por) had 18 points and 6 assists, and Marcus Camby
(Por) had 4 points, 18 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Game #1, Dallas led series 1-0; Dallas would win series 4-2
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2012 L @Utah(3OT) 121-123 -2 DNowitzki 40 VCarter 12 Jefferson 28
Dallas came back from 10 points down in the 4th quarter to take the
lead on consecutive 3-pointers by Vince Carter to go up 89-87 with
8.5 seconds left, but Paul Millsap (Uta) got a putback dunk with
2.2 seconds left and Dirk Nowitzki's forced 3-pointer was long at
the buzzer.
Utah scored 8 straight points in the 1st overtime, but Dallas stayed
in the game and a 3-pointer by Nowitzki tied the game with 4 seconds
left and Utah missed twice inside.
Al Jefferson (Uta) hit a tough jumper with 29 seconds left in the 2nd
overtime to tie the game at 111-111. Jason Terry missed, the teams
traded turnovers, and Millsap (Uta) missed a long 3-point runner at
the buzzer.
A 3-pointer by Devin Harris (Uta) and jumper by Jefferson (Uta) gave
Utah a 5 point lead with a minute left in the 3rd overtime. Delonte
West answered with a 3-pointer. Utah missed, but got the rebound
and Millsap (Uta) was fouled with 15 seconds left - but hit 1-2 FT.
Dallas missed on 2 3-point attempts. Harris (Uta) hit 2-2 FT with 5
seconds left and West hit a meaningless 3-pointer at the buzzer for
the final points.
Jason Kidd played all of the 1st and 2nd overtimes, but the team chose
to sit him for the 3rd overtime as his minutes were too high (45).
It was only the 2nd triple-overtime in team history (also a loss in
1989).
Dirk Nowitzki had 40 points, the 67th time a Mavs player had 40+
points and the 25th of 26 times Nowitzki had 40+ points with
Dallas.
Al Jefferson (Uta) had a 20-20 with 28 points and 26 rebounds. It was
the 43rd time a Mavs opponent had a 20-20. It was the 72nd time a
Mavs opponent had 20+ rebounds.
Game #62, current record: 34-28; streak: lost 2; final record: 36-30
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2014 L @Memphis(OT) 105-106 -1 DNowitzki 30 DBlair 7 ZRandolph 27
Dallas missed with 7.5 seconds left. Everyone expected a timeout to be
called, but Mike Conley (Mem) pushed the ball up the court and attacked
the basket and was fouled with 1.1 seconds remaining. He hit both free
throws. Monta Ellis got a good look from the top of the arc, but it was
just off at the buzzer.
10 points was the largest lead of the game.
Memphis shot 15-25 FT and Dallas shot 9-11 FT.
Game #82, current record: 49-33; streak: lost 1; final record: 49-33